New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-01
NONE COULD TOUCH PATRON
ALMOST A wALKovER AT CHARTER OAK.
WINNING THE $4,000 PURSE IN 2:17al 2:17, |

Zl6-PR1NCF WILKES sECOND.
HARTFORD Aug 81 Especially Wednesday has for years
Nssu the rreatday Of the Grand Circuit week charter Oak
Park The $4,000 stake has been the card for that
1ay four An enormous crowd wer there this
afternoon and there not available place ne sghtse
ing which fully occupied Upward OF loOo people
DAssed through the gates and the grand ftsnd was
PACKED 70 the roof The fast stollion bred
n Kentucky and owned by O. A. Emerv, OF cleveland
great of the conestan in hs big
yAca BY comparison with former the sport tame
Patron his the tanest not oreof has hve
opponents being his quality The dhefn'er
est centred upon the chances Of tho treHtns
being able to beat tho present pIaE
lion record Of 2l3L. credited TO Maxey csoo
Even this attraction denied by IN untmeiy ram won
fell second heat 1t was intended that faNon
should the third heat but the course
At sensational effort and that mile was the sowes " %
The only feature worthy OF note was inc r"
the phenomenon in the second hall OF the me "H'0 ~
trotted 1T . 2;l4 gait.
There was bare that Prince Wilkes VINO mao msae
Rood showing Special Stake last year. woua
make matters interesting for tho favorte ou' inc ohos
rsd,pg vas evidently much outcsssed by Patron ~
wuke. blusef laid the rest OF IN party Lorette NJ
was Thought well of account Of her previous GOOD
form and with Budd Doble behind her. there was
of her going abe could only secure third
money over big Astral from Lexington Neither OF
My:s and Dan ocui g. mere shsa
inability ia: :: the az
the Called Unuer INC cu'
cumstances he made 9 good showing -. .m... 80.
sep,ed a John Murphy the New YORK trainer aer
the champion had landed the This horse only mvo
oil aud probably the greatest
living. He q mark OF :l+h made Al CIeveiana
fasier mile The Clin (record ~ 10 matched
erainst him will Weet Ct Cleveland III he ls
he the 223 trot Win eleven onuie
Nina o these started the Boston horse White SOCKS
a:s: rs IL
INTO collision aud John.oD. vakyrs driver was thrown OUT
The mare ran half way around the course ana
vss stopped unhurt Johnson WAS not In
iured and ,got behind he, . again. noms
week BY winning straight After the trst he 30 ~
e26 81 Perpexed Newly orker won hir" money WIN
TIE various delays made the special race was
betting 500 SIS while In other pools Prnoe
Wilke. choos Patron barrsd ~ SO slo ims
race Details Psrn was never headed any tne
in tho Prince Wilkes was second each Tune
could only zeal for second position Asg
went but could not stay up Van Ness took NC
benin her the latter Was the noplnator VI
Patron could drive another horse against MN.
The third race-the 22< pace-wss nterestns ism tne
favore winning hsndy after dropping heat 10 Johnny
coda extend Woos IN tile latter part OF
the race sold $50 for the Held before the
race and after the hrs heat was still quoted AZ
the ODDS Thereafter tue betting ceased rs dem WAS
evidently the ectcd wiunor
turfmen from many parts OF Newhne ANU .no
Wet arrive this morning The judges namen yesteruN
win remain IN the stand for the week Charles smith,
Jllinoia tho starting judge giving eauaaeuon
THREE for morrow Free iors S:Ia anu
ekylight Pilot from Sew.York VIII 10 favorite
ThSaa The AM marie